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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Risk Factors

Risk Factors

In most known cases, pain begins with an injury, after lifting a heavy object, or after making an abrupt movement. Not all people experience back pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less susceptible to low back pain. In 85% of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.

Aging Process

Intervertebral disks begin deteriorating and growing thinner by age 30. One-third of adults over 20 show evidence of herniated disks (although only 3% of these disk...

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Expert & Community Posts

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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery

...take place in the lumbar area of the spine. Slipped disks are one of the most common causes of lower back pain. The mainstay of treatment is an initial period of rest with pain and... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Prognosis

PrognosisMost people with acute low back pain are back at work within a month and fully recover within a few months. According to one study, about a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Lifestyle Changes

Exercise, diet, stress, and weight all have a significant influence on back pain. Changing certain lifestyle factors can help reduce and, possibly, prevent backaches.High-Risk... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »

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